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FROM PEKING 30034OZ NOV 84
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2852 OF 30/11/84
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)
PERSONAL FOR SIR P CRADOCK
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HONG KONG TELNOS 3626 AND 3627:
THE THREE TREATIES
1 I AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR THAT, WHILE AVOIDING ANY STATEMENTS WHICH MIGHT RESUSCITATE THE ISSUE, THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL SOTH NEED A LINE TO TAKE ON THE TREATIES IN CASE THE SUBJECT SURFACES IN THE DEBATE OR WHEN THE PRIMER MINISTER MEETS THE PRESS IN HONG KONG AND
IN PEKING.
2. I HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE LANGUAGE OR THE CONTENT OF THE THREE POINTS IN THE SECOND TUR. THEY SEEM, TOO,
TO PROVIDE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO DEAL WITH LIKELY QUESTIONS,
HOWEVER THEY ARE PUT.
EVANS
LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED MR WILSON
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SIR P. CRADOCK
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